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Engaging Diverse Learners in Geography and Social Studies

This agenda outlines a week focused on teaching social studies and geography to diverse learners. Activities include microteaching sessions on literature-based instruction and the integration of geography into social studies education. Key topics discussed include essential questions on the relevance of geography in developing informed citizenship and understanding cultural differences. The agenda also covers the five fundamental themes of geography, methods of teaching with maps, and collaborative learning through group activities. Feedback mechanisms and collaborative approaches are emphasized throughout.

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Engaging Diverse Learners in Geography and Social Studies

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  1. TE 402: Teaching Social Studies to Diverse Learners Week 12April 7, 2011

  2. Agenda • Microteaching- Jessica, Kara, and Autumn teaching literature based instruction • Focus on the Field • Geography and social studies

  3. Break  Feedback forms to Microteaching group (teachers send to me)

  4. For Next Time • Newmann – “Heather Has Two Mommies” • McBee(coursepack) • Controversial issues- mock parent teacher conference

  5. Focus on the Field – Janae, Sharnae, & Mike

  6. What is Geography? • integrative discipline that brings together the physical and human dimensions of the world in the study of people, places and environments • more than arcane facts; it’s putting the facts together, combined with perspective

  7. Essential Questions • Why are knowledge and skills in geographycritical • To social studies education? • To development for citizenship?

  8. Brophy and Alleman, Chapter 6 – Geography • Joint Committee on Geographic Education (coursepack) • Muir and Frazee (coursepack)

  9. How does teaching for geography contribute to citizenship? • understanding of cultural differences of places can help people overcome ego, ethnocentrism and geocentrism and act in ways that are respectful of differences • understanding of the fragile balance of humans and environment will lead to responsible actions toward the environment • knowledge of place and environment helps citizens make informed political decisions

  10. Five Fundamental Themes of Geography • MR.HELP (mnemonic device) • Movement • Region • Human/Environment Interaction • Location • Place

  11. Movement • people (migration) • goods (trade): integration with economics • transportation

  12. Regions • a region is an area that displays unity in terms of selected criteria • criteria: landform, religion, ethnicity • examples of regions

  13. Human-Environment Interaction • ways in which humans change their environment to meet needs • ways in which the environments shapes human life • natural resources

  14. Location • absolute location (cardinal directions, longitude and latitude position) • cartography • gps system • relative location (close, near, two blocks from campus)

  15. Place (cultural geography) • the cultural characteristics of places • language, religion, politics, customs, gender roles, transportation, laws, economics, food, industry/agriculture

  16. Choropleth Maps: from: http://www.popvssoda.com/countystats/total-county.html

  17. Muir & Frazee • Think-pair- share • come up with the common misunderstandings

  18. Teaching with Maps and Globes • Group 1: ChoroplethMap “human-environment interactions” http://www.teachingideas.co.uk/geography/chlormap.htm • Group 2: use Google Earth to talk about “place” • Group 3: make a map of our school

  19. Absolute vs. Relative Location • Task: using a map, explain to the class how you get from Erickson Hall to your apartment using absolute location • Task: using a map, explain to the class how you get from Erickson Hall to your apartment using relative location

  20. Map lessons • Share how taught maps • What did you do? • How would you do it differently?

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